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The Archaeology of American Capitalism

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Availability:In StockContributor:Christopher N. MatthewsSeries:American Experience in Archaeological Perspectives (Paperback)Publish date:2012-12-15Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of FloridaISBN-13:9780813044163ISBN-10:813044162UPC:9780813044163Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Archaeology, United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SCQWFNFB4T

Christopher Matthews offers a fresh look at the historic material culture and social meaning of capitalism in this wide-ranging and compelling study. Drawing on archaeological evidence from the colonial period to the modern era and covering sites from New England to California, The Archaeology of American Capitalism is the first comparative treatment in historical archaeology to comprehensively illustrate the development and evolution of capitalism in the United States.

Accessible to even the beginning student and organized chronologically, this volume focuses on the material construction of individuals as commodities, the orientation of social life to the market, and grassroots resistance to capitalist culture. Perhaps most intriguing, Matthews identifies the discipline of archaeology as an artifact of capitalism and offers a thoughtful investigation into the ways in which the transformative effects of capitalism determine not only much of the archaeological record, but the pursuit of archaeology itself.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of FloridaISBN-13:9780813044163ISBN-10:813044162UPC:9780813044163Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Archaeology, United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SCQWFNFB4T
Christopher N. Matthews is associate professor of anthropology at Hofstra University.
Publisher: University Press of Florida

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